The Washington Post
What it suffers from most is the sense of offhand storytelling that lies halfway between creative laziness and cost-cutting sloppiness.
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Elektra
Jennifer Garner reprises her role from 2003's Daredevil as the survivor of a near-death experience that transforms her into an assassin-for-hire. Her latest job, the protection of a single father and his daughter, will test her strength against a group of supernatural assassins.
2005Rating: M, Violence & offensive language97 minsUSA, Canada, Switzerland
ActionAdventureFantasy
- Director:
- Rob Bowman ('Reign of Fire', 'The X Files', 'Airborne')
- Writer:
- Zak PennRaven MetznerStuart Zicherman
- Cast:
- Jennifer GarnerGoran VisnjicWill Yun LeeCary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Elektra | Reviews
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The New York Times
No question, the film's best special effect is Ms. Garner, especially when she's in costume.
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Roger Ebert
There's one showdown between Elektra and the head killer of The Hand that involves a lot of white sheets, but all they do is flap around; we're expecting maybe an elegant Zhang Yimou sequence, and it's more like they're fighting with the laundry.
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